Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,147 – 8,586 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creek Road 40.58145, -111.65422
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 55 min
Elevation 8,147–8,587 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Creek Road · 40.58145, -111.65422
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 234 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chauner's Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Miner's Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Miner's Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Miner's Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
68°47°
Sun
63°48°
55%
Mon
54°44°
62%
Tue
66°43°
Wed
73°52°
Thu
71°51°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 234 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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